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G. P. vSTUBB'LEPIELDI (No Modell) GORN HARVESTER.

Patented May 17, 1892'.

No. 475,223;V

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CHARNEL F. STUBBLEFIELD, OF IVOOD RIVER, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF,ROBERT N. STUBBLEFIELD, EDWARD L. STUBBLEFIELD, AND EDWARD STUBBLEFIELD,OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,223, dated May 1'7,1892.

Application lcd January 1 5, 189 l.

To all whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, CHARNEL F. STUBBLE- FIELD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Wood River, in the county of Hall and State ofNebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorn-Harvesters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. A

This invention relates to corn-harvesters of that class embodyingobliquely-arranged knives at or near the frontend adapted to cut tworows of corn at one operation, and a tilting table at the rear end, uponwhich the cornstalks are thrown and from which the same are dropped atdesired intervals.

The object of the present invention is to provide a corn-harvester ofthis character which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction,easily operated, and which will, furthermore, possess advantages inpoint of durability and general efficiency.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top or plan view of a corn-harvesterembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is afront end elevation. Fig. 3 is a rearend elevation. Fig. 4 is aside elevation illustrating in detail thefoot-lever and connections.

Corresponding parts in the figures are denoted by the same letters ofreference.

Referring to the drawings, A A designate the main runners, which aredisposed longitudinally and parallel to each other and upon .which ismounted at the forward end a platform B. At the forward end of thelatter are two forwardly-converging rods c c, provided at the point ofintersection with a ring or clevis C, a single horse being employed tooperate the harvester.

D D designate two auxiliary runners located some distance outside therunners A and parallel therewith. The rear ends of the runners D extendbeyond the runners A, while the front ends of the latter project beyondthe former. Upon the opposing runners A and D are mounted twocorresponding knives or cutters E E, which have their forward endsnadjacent row of corn upon either side.

Serial No. 377,888. (No model.)

secured near the front ends of the runners D, from which point theyconverge to points intersecting the adjacent runners A, where they arealso secured. The runners A and D are connected together and held inrelative location to each other by cross-beams or rods F.

Between the rear portions ofthe runners A is pivotally mounted a tiltingtable or dropper G. The latter consists of a transverselydisposed beam gat its rear end, pivoted at its ends to the opposing runnersA andcarrying a series of rearwardly-projecting concavo-con- Vex fingers g',which form conjunctively a concave top surface, upon which thecornstalks are adapted to be deposited. -For operating the table G, afoot-lever H is provided, Which is mounted upon the platform B andconnected with the table near its forward end by a chain 71.. In therear of the foot-lever and suitably located in its relation thereto isan operators seat I.

J J designate two guides designed to throw the cornstalks as they arecut upon the table. These guide devices each comprise an upright t',secured to the runners D just in rear of the knives and near the forwardend of the dropper G. At the upper ends of each uprightz' is anobliquely and transversely arranged guide-arm I, which divergesdownwardly therefrom, said arms terminating some distance Aabove thedropper. The office of these devices will be obvious. As the cornstalksarecut the upper ends thereof strike the inner faces ofthe arms I andare guided thereby in such manner as to cause the stalks to fall uponthe table in a position at right angles to the harvester.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodby those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

In practice the horse and the main portion of the harvester travelbetween the rows of corn, While the auxiliary runners occupy alongitudinal plane .to the line of advance at the farther'side of thenearest row of corn at either side of the harvester. The knives orcutters are thus brought in contact with the By reason of the obliquearrangement of the knives the latter enter the cornstalks at an angle asthe harvester advances and serve to more readily sever the same. It willbe further obvious that, owing to the arrangement of the knives withrelation to each other or in a rearwardly-convergent plane, thecornstalks are caused to fall inward as they are cut. As the stalks fallrearwardly during the forward movement of the machine their upper endsstrike the inclined arms of the guides, and as the stalks fall they arethrown by the guides around in a transverse plane to the machine and inthis position are deposited upon the dropper. Thus it will be seen thatby employing1 in connection with the construction of guides shown, theinwardly-convergent knives the positive and proper en-v `agement of thestalks with'the guides is secured and the accidental falling of thestalks over the sides of the machine in lieu of upon the dropper isobviated. To discharge a load from the table, pressure upon thefoot-lever is released to lower the rear end of the table when the loadis thrown behind the latter. By this arrangement of the dropper thebun'- dles are discharged in rows at right angles to the line of advanceand in convenient location for shocking.

I claim as my invention- `In a corn-harvester, the combination, with arearwardly-tilting table or dropper having its outer end inclinedupwardly, of the rearwardly-convergent knives located in advance of thelatter and at opposite sides thereof, and the inverted-V-shaped guidesdisposed in rear of the knives and adapted to deflect the stalks to aposition at an angle to the table, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v

CHARNEL F. S'FUBBLEFIELD.

Vitnesses:

B. F. PEIRCE, C. W. MOUDER.

